Home of a Detained Couple Demolished by Junta Forces in Paya Village, Yebyu Township

June 23, 2025

HURFOM: Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region: According to local sources, on the morning of June 19, the junta forces used a bulldozer to demolish the family home of a couple who had been arbitrarily arrested two days earlier in Paya village, under the Ohn Pin Kwin village tract.

The house, located in Shar Gone Ward of Paya village, belonged to the parents of Aung Ko Thet and his wife, Mee Chu, who were taken from the property around 1:40 PM on June 17. Residents said the house was a one-story concrete building and was destroyed without any legal notice or justification.

“They were arrested from their parents’ home, and then, two days later, soldiers came back with a bulldozer and tore it down,” said a male resident from the area. “Both of them were beaten during interrogation right after being taken, and later transferred to the Mawrawaddy Naval Command.”

The arrest occurred shortly after clashes between local People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) and junta troops broke out in the area. On the same day, June 17, four people were reportedly detained by the military in connection with the fighting—two from Shar Gone (the arrested couple), and a father and son from Khwaymahpaw village.

Community members believe the Junta accused all four of having ties to the resistance, specifically linking them to attacks that occurred on June 15, when three junta outposts near Shwe Moe Nyo Pagoda in Paya village came under coordinated assault, resulting in three junta soldiers being killed.

The Junta’s use of collective punishment—arresting civilians without a warrant and destroying private property—is a grave violation of international human rights and humanitarian law. Local communities remain fearful as military operations escalate in Yebyu and surrounding areas.

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